this song was written by Roger Taylor bout his family but with Freddie being so sick the song took on new meaning....last video Freddie did at the end Brian said it was Freddie's goodbye to the fans.
Sad... the last shots of Freddie... the last "I love you" was his good bye to their Fans. What a legend, saying to his bandmembers "I want to make music, as long as I can, so write me songs..."
Whenever someone watches this video all they talk about is how sick Freddie was, how close to death he was and stuff. No, what YOU said is what he really wanted to hear. He made you feel good, he gave you positive feelings, he sent you love. You're a true Queen fan
I have to disagree, once people know the fact that this was done just before his death it changes the entire song and video when watching it knowing how much pain he was in. I don't think JB knew this fact and he would have looked at it differently too.
I'm a lifelong Queen fan but I've never been able to watch this video till a few days ago. Watching you react is the 3rd time & tears came to my eyes just as quickly as the 1st. Freddie was so frail but that God-given voice was still strong, powerful & beautiful. Lovely song, lovely reaction. Thanks, Sweetie.
Its sad to see him so ill. My Auntie worked in a hospital as a councillor helping aids patients. She always says if he'd been around today, the medicine available now would have meant he'd be able to live a nearly normal life . Very sad he got sick back in the early 90s .
Actually he got sick in 1986. Before the first of two encores of the band's performance at Knebworth he all of a sudden went "I FUCKING CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE!" but the tone of his voice and the way he said it made it clear that other than his usual Diva persona outings. This time he was serious and the others went wide-eyed, if Freddie says something like that with that kind of finality in the way he said it, there there must be something wrong, VERY wrong. So when the band went into the studio to record "the miracle" in 1987, Freddie took them apart and told them about having Aids and pressed them to keep quiet about it and just record as much music while he was still able to sing. He died in 1991, one day after he formally told the world that he had Aids.
At the end when he says, "I still love you." I always get the chills. Its like his way of saying goodbye which he did shortly after this video was made.
There are a lot of amazing singers in this world, in all genres of music.. and I'm a big fan of many.. but no one compares to Freddie. He was a one off, he really was. It hurts to see him so frail here but it's a beautiful song.
Everytime I watch this video or simply listen to the song I can't help to think how much the line "I still love you" with Freddie looking at the camera is his farewell to everybody who loved (and will love) him and Queen.
Such a sad but so beautiful song. So nice to look back and see that the life was good. Such a nice way to say goodbye to us all. "Mother Love" and "Heaven For Everyone" are so wonderful too
Beautiful Queen song, such meaningful lyrics beautifully performed by Freddie. That last look "I still love you" is heart-breaking. How little time he had left.
This song makes me reflect on my own life, and how to enjoy All life, not just the good, but the bad also. Live life always to the fullest like Freddie.
Freddie's last video. Did you catch him saying , "I still love you" to his fans at the end? He was saying goodbye to everyone. He died not long after this.
I remember when this came out, I was 11yrs old, when I recall hearing of his death. Little did I know 6 short years later my parents would be diagnosed with the same disease.
I love this video because even though the end was near we get to see these four friends still together through all the good times and rough times. From 1971 when John Deacon joined, 2 years before their first album, all the way until Freddie's death in 1991. I know you'll eventually get to it but "Play the Game" the official video was the song that hooked me in a long time ago.
When he did this he was at the end of his life. He was truly amazing. Brian as told the story couple times in interviews that when they were working on this he would get so tired and they would say what you want to call it a day and he would take a shot of vodka and put his fist and pounded down on the controls and propping himself up and say no we're going to continue on and he would work on and he got it done. He wanted to get as much work as he possibly could done before he passed away. And you can see in the video how thin he was and there's a part in the interviews and the documentary of Queen where they're showing the video shoot for the song how much makeup they're putting on him to cover lesions and sores on his jawline and you know he was just so frail yet his voice was as strong and soothing and as spectacular as it always had been. His body was slowly dying but his voice remained untouched by that poisonous disease. I still can not listen to his last songs that he recorded without crying. He never returned to finish them they had stopped and he said oh I'll be back to finish them and you never made it back Queen finish them after he passed away. oh my god when I listen to them his voice and just the beautiful way that they did finish them all these years later and I still cry every single time. They're on Google and RU-vid made in that bed you should give them a listen
It is the most emotional song I've ever heard. When Freddie looks at the camera at the end and you see in his face that he is saying goodbye it is heartbreaking.
As a lifelong Queen fan, and with as much as I love this song, this video has always been difficult to watch. And not because he looked so frail and ill, which is indeed heartbreaking, when you can remember Freddie in his prime, and even just a handful of years before this, filmed not all that long before he passed. It’s the look he gives the camera at the end with the “I still love you”. Several people over the years, including Brian and Roger, I believe, have said that was a sort of goodbye from Freddie. Even if I get through the rest of the song without crying, with or without the video, that always get me. But this also makes me remember why I have so much respect for Freddie Mercury still after all this time. No matter how sick he became, or how much pain he was in, he refused to give up until his body gave him no choice. The power and passion was still in his voice til the very end, and even dying, he sounded light years better than most artists could ever dream of on their best day. Thank god for Freddie Mercury, even if it was just for a little while.
I will love Freddie forever ❤ That last "I still love you." Always makes me cry....love you and miss you so much Freddie! He was one of the strongest and bravest people I have ever seen and this video is proof. ❤ Long Live Freddie Mercury!
Can't wait to hear your film review. It came out earlier here in the UK and a huge group of our family went. I was sobbing by the end, even though I knew what happened. His death had a massive effect on me (and countless others) when I was a teenager. I have something bad to admit and that is that I split my male friend's lip for saying Freddie deserved to die of A.I.D.S because he was (insert the worst description of being a male homosexual you can think of). It was the week it happened and I didn't think, just reacted. I felt bad about it immediately (I'm normally a complete pacifist) but my friend said he deserved it apologised. Of course, he didn't deserve to be struck, but that's what happened and how much I was affected by Freddie's death and still am. Bizzare considering I didn't know the man.
Absolutely beautiful song and it makes me ugly cry.I only wish he knew how much he was truly loved by millions,and how much joy his music brought to us and will bring for generations to come.Those kitties on his best are portraits of his personal kitties
I can never watch this video without feeling the most intense sense of sadness and loss. Freddie was the greatest performer of all time. God love him and keep him safe.
God this song makes me cry he was so ill wile recording and you can definitely see it in the video even thought he spent hours in makeup trying to make himself look ok
Yes, it is beautiful. Freddie had so much courage, so much love. The Show Must Go On. Like another Reacts To guy said about Freddie: We love you too, Bro. We heard that his band mates told him he was too weak to sing. He said: "I am going to sing the f*****g song." You go, Freddie. God bless.
Queen Rainbow 1974 to Queen magic tour 1986 final concert Knebworth and Wembley both nights, lucky enough to see Freddie on eight occasions, RIP `LOVE OF MY LIFE` x
I love your reactions JB especially the ones to Freddie and Queen. It's awesome to hang out here on these videos with someone who clearly loves Freddie and his music as much as I do it's really uplifting and fun so thank you. Keep up the great vibe. Cheers mate
This song brings me to tears. Memories of the good old days, Brian's guitar solo is so haunting and melancholy, and seeing Freddie at the end of his life.. So sad! 😭😔😢😭
I subscribed to your channel only bcuz of Queen. Been my fave band for 30 yrs. And those 3 songs are my very favorite 3 songs as well! I'm so glad you have got to put their music in your life!
Freddie was so brave. In reality he was suffering terribly. He championed the fans with his love. He wasn't ready for his life and career to be Over, so he kept performing. A one of a kind person, never to be seen again.
No matter how many times I see this music video, that last bit when he says " I still love you" it just hits me. Remember the day he died like it was yesterday, and this song takes you back to that cold November night.
Freddie Mercury was incredibly ill and yet the strongest man alive and so brave to continue working as long as he did and do this video!! BRAVE!! Freddie loves his job and he loved the fans. Everything he did was for love and to let everyone know he thanked them for supporting him and being a fan of the band & let everyone know that he still loved them. Freddy was always going to love his fans and his friends and family. What’s sad is that he was taken advantage of by so many because of his generosity, & once he was betrayed, that was it. He never had to question Mary at all. His bandmates and Jim and the ones that work for him at home he trusted with his life. He loved us all❤️.
Such a heart wrenching video. It was shot in black & white to hide how sick Freddie truly was. Even though his voice was clearly thinning here, the video is so compelling and anyone who has had the misfortune of experiencing a loved one's tragic demise cannot help but shed a tear in a moment of silence. Thank you for the upload
I love you Freddie! OMG you've made me soo happy over the years!!!! I swear Freddie Mercury you speak to my ♥ I swear this makes me cry everytime cause he was sick yet he kept striving...he kept going till the end... he didn't quit..it was his goodbye to everyone.... watch the documentary on here love. it explains this video from both Roger and Brian😭😭😭😭😭
I also love how he paid homage to his cats by wearing pictures of them on his vest. That man loved his cats. One of the last things he did before dying was stroke one of them.
Love this video.i always feel sad when I see this video, I want him to be alive. He was only 2years younger then me. I loves this one as much as you do.
Freddie you are stay in my heart! When a hear this song i am crying. You miss everybody. I love you Freddie you are the best. The best i am so sad! Rip my friend
I saw Queen perform live at a charity benefit a few years ago. It was just the band. No vocals. But it was still magic. If you ever get the chance to see Queen the Musical on stage it’s also well worth seeing.
Great. I look forward to hearing your insight on the movie. Your face says it all when you hear Freddie sing. Music is one thing every human has in common. It can arouse our emotions, bring back memories, or remind us of people in our lives. Even if a person can't hear, they can feel the beat resonating off of a solid object.
Ah! You play guitar? That's fantastic! Isn't it amazing that his voice was still beautiful just 6 months before he departed this world for the great unknown?
Is it sad to watch our Freddie in this condition? You bet, and painful, too. But there is another side to this. For all the sadness at how obviously fragile he looks here, he is also a freaking superhero. What an inspiration! He was only months away from his curtain call from this life stage, and he's right there, fighting like a tiger through fatigue and pain, bravely struggling to stay vertical long enough to get it done... and his determination helped him to see it through to the finish. His voice was still pretty strong, his resolve remarkable. What a man. Bless you, Freddie, and by the way... we still love you, too.
I can't watch or listen to this without tearing up and now's no different. It's very sweet and lovely, but it also hurts. I tried to block the video and just watch you, but I failed.
i'm terminally ill, just as freddie was here. so listening to this hurts and always brings tears to my eyes. not that i let that stop me. i was given just a few months to live, at most, in march 2006. i've fought to live ever since. i just didn't want my mum to have to bury her child. i've lived under that shadow ever since. the nature of my illness means i could go on a few more years or i could die in my sleep tonight. since i'm now virtually housebound, i listen to a lot of music. i'm so glad i found you 'first time reactors'. it means i get to see a whole new generation learning to love the music i've loved since my teens in the late 60s and through the 70s. some of it i find hard to hear. the stuff i listened to during my time of severe mental health problems is still hard to hear, except pink floyd. i can't NOT listen to them. i'm trying my hardest to get you guys to react to john martyn. no-one has, yet. i'm also hoping you'll check out katherine jenkins. you're the only one i'm sure will like her, though. keep up the good work
@@mzpatintexas8329 i don't know him. i'll look him up. thanks. correction. i do and i like his voice a lot. i don't normally like male classical singers much. Antoine, Rhidian, and Andre Boccelli[?] are exceptions
rob allen : I prefer Opera, but there are some artists, who have caught my interest, “Queen”, I’m of the age from those days, they changed music forever. The Kelly Family, And others. Have a good day, “God Bless”.
@@mzpatintexas8329 i like the slow, emotional arias. my favourite female opera singers are Anna Netrebko, Elina Garanca, Anna Moffo and, of course, Maria Callas. i find the dramatic sopranos and mezzos too much. i suffer from tinnitus, and the sound sensitivity that often comes with it. that's why i don't like most male opera singers. have a good day, and God bless you, too
Big part of life. Queen consistently came up with one hit after another. Their harmony is always recognizable. Think about Roger Taylor doing very complex drumming and singing amazing back vocals at the same time. Brian has also a great voice and his guitar sound is iconic for Queen. I saw once an interview with him where he uncovered that he handmade himself an amplifier with the distortion so iconic for his sound. John Deacon is also a brilliant musician, but less in the spotlight. He made a lot of great songs.
Valentines Day evening 2020 and this conversation from you about Freddie while he entertains - its a Valentine gift to me. Love it was posted actually on my birth day. Written in the stars for me to click today ???
I think you'd really like "The World We Created." It's the song Freddie and Brian perform in the evening of Live Aid. Such an incredibly beautiful song.
This song makes me so sad knowing now that Freddie was so sick at the time, but its also one of the most beautiful songs the band has ever written. Its like Freddie is saying hoodbye☹☹.
His last recording. You can tell he was looking pretty sickly at that time. But he was still getting with the program. Checking them out doing keep yourself alive in Munich
Love how much you appreciate Queen and Freddie. Roger Taylor wrote this beautiful song. Freddie's last video and his goodbye to the fans that he loved so much. Mother Love was his last recorded song and the final verse was sung by Brian May because Freddie had become too frail and sick to complete it. Lover of life and singer of songs. The greatest singer and entertainer. RIP, Freddie.
4:07 says it all for me Those moves are universally magnificent & in touch with His maker or beyond. Sent by the Gods Freddie lived in their laps & our hearts - cheers dears!
